West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-28
BILL NYE'S LITTLE BOOM.
II Was Started in Order to Purify
Politics,
But the Publication Was Too Expen-
Siye, and William Failed.
How He Was Humbugged and Bam-
boozled by Cruel Schemers.
Boston Globe.

NEw YORK, Oct. Bill Nye has
the following in to-day's Worid:
have only just returned from the
new made grave of little boomlet
of nv own. Yesterday dug lit
tie hole in The backyard and buried
in it nv litlle boom, where the pie
plant will cast its cooling shadows
over it and the pinch bug can come
an carol above it at eventide.
A few weeks ago plain man came
to me and asked me my name. Re
freshing my memory by looking at
the mark on my linen l told him
promptly who ! was. He said that
he had resided in New York for
long time and felt that the hour had
now arrived for politics in this city
to be purified. Would | assist him
in this great work? If so, would
appoint trystiug place where we
could meet and tlyst? suggested
the holy hush and quiet of lower
Broadway or the New York end of
the East river bridge at 6 O'Clock;
but he said no, we might be discov-
cred. So we agreed to meet at my
house. There he told me that his
idea was to run me for the State sen
ate this fall, not because he had any
political axe TO grind, but because
he wanted TO see old methods wiped
out and the will of the people find
true aud unfettered expression.
And, sir" | asked, "what party
do YOU represent;'
Il represent those who wish for
purity. those who sigh for the re-
suits of unbought sufrrages, those
who despise old methods and yearn
to hear the unSmOthered voice of the
people"
"Then you are Mr.. Vox Populi
himself perhaps?'
NO, my name is kargill, and l
am in dead earnest. l represent
the party of purity in New York.
And why did YOU not bring the
party with YOU? Then You and l
and my wife and this party YOU
speak of could nave had a game Of
whist together, said l. with an air
of inimitable droIlery.
But he seemed to be 50 shocked
by my trining manner, and again
asked me to be his standardized
Finally l said reluctantly thSt |
would do so, for have always said
that l would never shrink from my
duty in case 7 should become the
victim of political preterment.
In Wyoming | had several times
accepted the portfolio of justice OF
the peace, and so l knew what it
was to be called forth by the wild
and clamorous appeals of my con
stituents and asked to stand up for
principle, to buckle on the armOr of
true patriotism and with drawn
sword and oyerdrawn salary to bat
tie for the right.
In running for office in Wyoming
our greatest expense and annoyance
arose from the immense distances
we bad to travel in order to 60 over
one county Many day | have
travelled during an exciting canvass
from daylight till dark without
meeting Il voter. But here was a
senatorial district not larger than 4
Joint school district, and thought
that the expense OF making a can
vass would be comparatively small.
That was where | made a mistake.
On the day after Mr.. Lucifer Kargill
had eLtered my home and with hon
eyed words made me believe that
New York had been, fguratively
speaking, sitting back on her haun-
ches for 80 years waiting for me to
come along and be a standard-bear-
er, man came to my house who
said he had heard that l was look
inc towards the Senate, and that he
had come to see me as the represen-
tative of Irving Hall. | said that |
did not care a continental Tor Irving
Hall so far as my own campaign
was concerned, as l intended to do
ali my speaking in the school
houses.
He said that ! did not understand
him. What he wanted To know was,
What percentage of my gross earn
ines at Albany would 90 into the
Irving Hall sinking fund, provided
that organization Endorsed me? l
said | was going into this campaign
to purify politics, and that | would
do what was right towards Irving
Hall, in order to be placed in po-
sition where l could get in my work
as a purifier.
We then had long talk upon
what he called the needs OF the
hour. lie said that / would make
good candidate, as had nn past
| was unknown and safe. Besides,
he eoald see that had the elements